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Binary options broker 24Option.com has entered into a partnership with French Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais, a deal that is said to represent the first of its kind in the country’s sports market.

Casino operator Wynn Resorts has cited the disappointing performance of its Macau business as the main reason behind widespread year-on-year losses across key financials during the three months through to June 30.

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has suspended the licences of three more gaming companies in the country, with at least one of the operators suspected of having links to Mafia-type criminal organisation, the Calabrian ’Ndrangheta.

Happy Friday igamers! The sun is shining and Ride London is this weekend so sponsor IGB's Jake Pollard! GVC-888-bwin party saga, is this it? Omni-channel gets omni-treatment and eSports, what a bunch of dopes.

The relationship between live and online poker is symbiotic in the US. The rise of online poker over the past decade had a direct positive impact on live events and clubs around the country, which is why we should all be hoping US regulation of ipoker moves forward.

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The Financial Conduct Authority's investigation into Plus500 doesn't prevent the financial trading operator from recruiting UK customers, but through its Cyprus licence thanks to the regulatory passporting it benefits from under the EU's MiFID rules. As a result further regulatory interest into the workings of the financial trading and betting sector is almost certain, writes Scott Longley.

If a week is a long time in politics it must seem like an eternity to GVC management today. With 888 now favourite to buy up bwin party, Scott Longley runs the rule over the issues it will have to address if a potential 888-bwin party entity is to be successful.